SPUTUM BOWL REVIEW A&P | 120 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS List 3 functions uf the upper airway - Heating or cooling of inspired gases to body temperature, Filtering of inspired gases, Humidifying inspired gases, Olfaction, Phonation What is the term for the external openings known as the nostrils - Alae The vestibular region of the nose is lined with what type of tissue - Stratified squamous epithelium Course nasal hairs in the anterior of the nose are termed - Vibrissae The olfactory region of the nose is located where - The roof of the nasal cavity superiorly by the superior concha What tissue type is contained in the olfactory area of the nose - Pseudostratified columnar epithelial cells What tissue type is contained in the nasopharynx area of the nose - Pseudostratified ciliated columnar What tissue type is contained in the oropharynx - Stratified squamous What tissue type is contained in the laryngopharynx - Stratified squamous What tissue type is contained in the laryntopharynx and larynx above the true vocal cords - Stratified squamous Sniffing causes inspired gases to be drawn to the olfactory region and not much further into the respiratory tract. What is the purpose of this? - Protective mechanism for sampling potentially noxious environmental gases The nasal turbinates are also known as what - Conchae What is the term for the inferior portion of a concha - Meatus or meati The respiratory region of the nose has a volume of approximately what volume and surface area - 20 ml and 160 cm ^2 What flow type is created through the respiratory region of the nose - Turbulent Turbulent flow in the nose allows for what 3 functions - Heat, humidity and filtering Moist nasal mucus membranes bring inspired gases to a relative humidity of what level - 80% Each pseudostratified columnar cell has how many cilia on its surface - 200-
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